A fast sampling method for estimating the domain of attraction

Journal Article (2016)
Author(s)

E Najafi (University of Tehran, TU Delft - OLD Intelligent Control & Robotics)

Robert Babuska (TU Delft - OLD Intelligent Control & Robotics)

G.A. Lopes (TU Delft - OLD Intelligent Control & Robotics)

Research Group
OLD Intelligent Control & Robotics
Copyright
© 2016 E. Najafi, R. Babuska, G.A. Delgado Lopes
DOI related publication
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11071-016-2926-7
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Publication Year
2016
Language
English
Copyright
© 2016 E. Najafi, R. Babuska, G.A. Delgado Lopes
Research Group
OLD Intelligent Control & Robotics
Issue number
2
Volume number
86
Pages (from-to)
823-834
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Abstract

Most stabilizing controllers designed for nonlinear systems are valid only within a specific region of the state space, called the domain of attraction (DoA). Computation of the DoA is usually costly and time-consuming. This paper proposes a computationally effective sampling approach to estimate the DoAs of nonlinear systems in real time. This method is validated to approximate the DoAs of stable equilibria in several nonlinear systems. In addition, it is implemented for the passivity-based learning controller designed for a second-order dynamical system. Simulation and experimental results show that, in all cases studied, the proposed sampling technique quickly estimates the DoAs, corroborating its suitability for real-time applications.